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Pumpkin halwa
Pumpkin halwa recipe – It is made from orange pumpkin aka kaddu, sugar, jaggery and milk. It has a touch of flavor from cardamom and coconut.
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
Indian
Prep Time
15
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
30
minutes
minutes
Total Time
45
minutes
minutes
Servings
4
Calories
271
kcal
Author
Kanan
Ingredients
▢
350 grams or 4 ½
cups
pumpkin (kaddu)
peeled, grated
▢
2
tablespoons
Ghee (Clarified butter)
▢
7-8
Cashew nuts
▢
8-10
Raisins
▢
2
cups
Milk
▢
¼
cup
White granulated sugar
▢
3
tablespoons
Jaggery (Gur)
▢
¼
teaspoon
Green cardamom seeds powder
▢
2
tablespoons
Desiccated coconut
Instructions
First peel the pumpkin and grate it using box grater or food processor.
Since it is hard and require too much efforts and arm exercise, I have used food processor to make this job easy.
Heat the ghee in a pan on medium heat.
Once hot add cashews and fry till they are golden brown in color. Drain the excess ghee and remove the cashews in a plate or small bowl.
Now add raisins and fry till they plump up. Similarly drain the ghee and remove it to the same plate. Keep it aside.
In the remaining ghee add grated pumpkin. Mix and saute for 4-5 minutes. You will notice that it will starts to soften up.
Now add milk and mix. Let it come to a simmer.
And continue cooking and so stir every 4-5 minutes. Scrap the sides and bottom of the pan and make sure that it is not sticking to the pan.
Cook till all the milk is evaporated and it becomes thick. It took me 15-20 minutes.
Now add sugar and jaggery. Mix, both will start to melt.
Add cardamom powder and stir.
Cook with stirring occasionally till all the liquid is gone and it becomes thick and halwa consistency. It took me 5 minutes.
Now add fried cashews, raisins and desiccated coconut.
Mix, cook for 2 minutes.
Then turn off the stove.
Nutrition
Calories:
271
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
36.9
g
|
Protein:
5.9
g
|
Fat:
12.7
g
|
Saturated Fat:
7.4
g
|
Cholesterol:
26
mg
|
Sodium:
66
mg
|
Potassium:
323
mg
|
Fiber:
3.2
g
|
Sugar:
29.9
g
|
Vitamin A:
13850
IU
|
Vitamin C:
5
mg
|
Calcium:
180
mg
|
Iron:
1.6
mg
*Nutrition information is a rough estimate for 1 serving
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